Auto Driver License Drive to Visit Humboldt County Towns
A sheriff’s representative will tour Humboldt County towns to accept operator and haul license applications. In person appearance required. bring 1921 or 1932 registration cards for a free license, and pay 25 cents per applicant. Schedule lists dates and local venues from Hanwick to Rutland through early December.
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Ottosen
Lange
Beralgate
Bank Iist
Gilmore
van Alslite
Mayer
Thanksgiving Day origins and evolution through American history
The article traces Thanksgiving origins from early harvest observances across civilizations to Pilgrim harvests in 1621. It notes colonial observances in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Netherlands, and outlines official proclamations by Washington, Madison, Lincoln, and later presidents. It mentions Lincoln fixing the fourth Thursday in 1864 and Washington’s proclamation surviving in the Library of Congress, with a missive about its rediscovery and sale in New York.
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America
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Netherlands
Continental Congress
George Washington
Madison
Lincoln
Washington
Library of Congress
New York
Lifeless Body Found Highlights Car Exhaust Dangers
A lifeless body was found in a garage with the car engine running and doors closed. The article warns exhaust gas dangers from automobiles, noting carbon monoxide is odorless and fatal quickly, especially in enclosed spaces.
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Wonders Studied on Hormones and Growth in Animals
Dr Oscar Riddle, noted zoologist, outlined experiments using animal gland hormones that doubled some test subjects in size. Salaman ilers, rats, and dogs showed substantial growth. humans with dwarfism could see improvements with thyroid or pituitary treatments, though further work is required before broad use. Additional experiments include unfertilized egg development, skin-derived eye lenses in tadpoles, and gender control in some animals.
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Oscar Riddle
Riddle
Innovations from Germany and Britain Spark Curious Advances
A German inventor creates washable glass wallpaper that is highly durable. An English chemist patents outdoor paint that darkens in daylight and brightens at night. English tennis balls glow after dark with phosphorescent coating. German designs include steel-toe shoes with ball shaped soles to curb escapes. An indoor rifle uses electric sparks instead of bullets. A razor blade sharpener works without removing the blade. Portable X ray gear lets surgeons inspect patients at home by powering from an elevated car wheel. European fruit drying preserves vitamins. Glass blackboards let spectators track basketball plays. California Institute scientists unveil unbreakable mirrors that roll up like curtains.
Steal of Doctor Basinger Tool Case in Goldfield
Goldfield Gazette reports a doctor’s instrument case filled with surgical tools was stolen from his parked car between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The tools, valuable only to a physician, were not recovered after searches along highways. The doctor suspects a dope fiend sought morphine and discarded the items in a cornfield or roadside. Also stolen that night were a full tank of gasoline and a blanket from Guy Agard’s car in his garage.
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Goldfield
B L. Basinger
Guy Agard
Mail Order County West Head Journal
A hypothetical county populated entirely by mail order buyers would falter across stores, banks, hotels, and schools. The piece argues such a population would hollow a town, leaving unpainted buildings and deserted sidewalks, urging readers to support local shops and commerce.
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West- Head Journal
Great Southwest
Chicaga
Pathfinder tale of farmer cashing ten dollar bill
A farmer featured in Pathfinder cashed a ten dollar bill on the street and was instantly arrested on a date spelled aug jlizion. The incident highlights a street-cash exchange leading to immediate detention.
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Pathfinder
A haw brow nay get by temporarily by sweating a high heat
A fragmentary line notes a haw brow attempting to endure brief heat through sweating. It lacks clear persons places or organizations and reads as an uncertain, clipped excerpt.
Thanksgiving Worship At First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church led by Pastor A Hurley invites all members and two congregations to Sunday services before Thanksgiving. Special sermons on gratitude and God’s gifts will be delivered at morning and evening worship with Sunday School at 9:45. A Young Peoples Meeting and a Friday evening class at Mr. Bertie Martin’s home are planned.
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Rookwood
Bertie Martin
Evangelical Church J Haehlen Services Schedule
The Evangelical Church J Haehlen lists Sunday School at morning worship at 11, evening worship at 7 30, midweek Tuesday service at 7, junior EL on the first Sunday monthly at 11, Ladies Aid first Wednesday, Woman's Missionary Society second Wednesday, choir practice Thursdays at 7 30._midweek home visit to Mrs Anna Schneider noted_
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Woman's Missionary Society
St Pauls Lutheran Church Service Notices
St Pauls Lutheran announces Pastor Geo F Dirks leading services with Sunday School at 10:00 a.m and worship at 11:00 a.m American services, German worship on the last Sunday each month at 9:00 a.m. Ladies Aid meets first Wednesday. Lather League Devotional on first and third Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.
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Lather League
Ladies Aid
McDowell Pastor Invites Regulars to Sunday Worship
Church notes by M. E. J. McDowell urge all not regularly attending elsewhere to join Sunday School at 10:15 a m and Morning Worship at 11 a m. The pastor invites readers to worship with the congregation.
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George R. McDowell
Wise words on protection and insurance schemes
An investigator notes that three widows in four lose their life insurance within two years after a husband’s death due to poor investments and unprincipled schemers. Secretary Hyde, in a sharp remark, challenged beliefs about the stock market as a business barometer, calling it a thermometer of fear among the powerful.
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Hyde
Screening Against Insect Pests Costs US Thirty Million
A report notes the United States spends about thirty million dollars yearly to screen against insects. It adds a provocative caveat that excluding two legged pests would make the effort worthwhile.
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United States
Empress Eugenie Succeeded by Queen Mary Uncertain
The passage hints at the end of Empress Eugenie’s era and raises hopes that the throne may not be followed by Queen Mary. The brief note reflects a mood of succession ambiguity and royal transitions.
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